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Title: What car not to drive...
Post by: ssmit132 on March 23, 2007, 08:45:18 pm
On Australian TV last Wednesday Serious Crash Unit was on and the car in question, which had been crashed by teenagers, was a Mitsubishi Capella!

If someone offered me a drive in one of those, I'd walk!
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: Turey on March 23, 2007, 09:28:31 pm
How did I know this was going to happen.  :rolleyes:

This thread belongs here (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/board,19.0.html).
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: Unknown Target on March 23, 2007, 09:33:33 pm
Capella. Get it? Freespace.

But yea, I saw it coming too :D
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: Herra Tohtori on March 23, 2007, 09:35:28 pm
...why?

Personally, I would rather avoid any car in a crash, but it's not like that's an option in most cases... but some cars are *much* worse than other. Was there a specific reason this car would be worse in car crashes?

Considering it's a Mitsubishi, it can't at least be worse than Jiangling Landwind (http://youtube.com/watch?v=f7Ts94rjr4M). Zero marks in Euro NCAP. Just look at the steering wheel and what it does to the dummy. Then imagine your own head and neck there. Not a place to be in a crash. It's sold in Europe and the only thing why it's legal is that it's apparently classified as a van instead of normal car, which have much stricter safety classifications.

...And that's a whopping 64 km/h frontal crash (40 mph) there. :shaking:

So... that's a car I would definitely avoid. But I would also pass a drive regardless of the car if some people I know were offering it.

...and I agree with Turey. This has nothing to do with General Freespace. If the name of the car doesn't count. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: achtung on March 23, 2007, 11:13:37 pm
My fears of everything spilling into the other forums was correct!  Oh noes! :nervous:
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: ssmit132 on March 25, 2007, 01:41:34 am
...and I agree with Turey. This has nothing to do with General Freespace. If the name of the car doesn't count. :rolleyes:

Sorry about that. I thought because Capella = Freespace 2. Go ahead and move it before Swantz faints.
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: Flipside on March 25, 2007, 09:42:36 am
My fears of everything spilling into the other forums was correct!  Oh noes! :nervous:

It's Freespace related(if somewhat tentatively), that's why it stayed. If stuff appears that isn't relevant, we'll carry on moving it as we always have done :)
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: Snail on March 25, 2007, 10:37:13 am
Ugh can we just stop moaning about the new layout... ::)
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: Turey on March 25, 2007, 12:29:40 pm
Ugh can we just stop moaning about the new layout... ::)

Sorry. The part about Capella went completely over my head. In light of it, this is the right place for it.
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: TrashMan on March 25, 2007, 05:38:50 pm
If I had a choce I'd either take a Volvo (looks nice, safe, of good quality)... or a Hummer :D
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: Charismatic on March 26, 2007, 12:41:06 pm
Ugh can we just stop moaning about the new layout... ::)

Capella went completely over my head

It went overy everyones head when it es'ploded.
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: takashi on March 26, 2007, 04:28:13 pm
i drive a toyato deneb. my other car is a delta serpentis.
Title: Re: What car not to drive...
Post by: Snail on March 26, 2007, 04:53:18 pm
You all suck. I drive a Ford Galaxy. ;)